On this Memorial Day, we pause to show our gratitude to those who have made sacrifices for our personal freedoms, whether they sacrificed time with their families, put their careers on hold, or gave the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. We thank you, men and women of the Armed Forces, for all that you do to keep us safe.
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Forum Maintenance Tonight – March 6
Our forums will be down for maintenance tonight at 11pm Pacific/2am Eastern, probably for a few hours. The forums will also be down tomorrow night (Saturday) at the same time for any follow up maintenance.
Thank you for your patience!
Smoky Mountain Fan Fest
Many of ya’ll have been asking about DukesFest this year. While there’s not a DukesFest happening on the enormous scale of prior years, there IS an opportunity for you to meet several of the original Dukes Of Hazzard cast members this summer, at the Smokey Mountain Fan Fest. Friends and neighbors, we’re pleased to share this news..
Mark your calendars now for Saturday July 18th and Sunday July 19th. Get out the Road Atlas, program your GPS, pull up MapQuest or whatever you gotta do to find Sevierville, TN. It’s about 20 minutes from downtown Knoxville in the picture-postcard-purty Smokey Mountains.
The Smokies Stadium is the host venue where you’ll have an opportunity to meet Ben Jones, James Best, Catherine Bach, Don Pedro Coley, Sonny Shroyer, Rick Hurst and Byron Cherry. For those of ya’ll who don’t read the credits on the Dukes of Hazzard, that translates into Cooter, Rosco, Daisy, Sheriff Little, Enos, Cletus, and Coy. Any one of these nice folks is worth the trip to meet, but when you get the chance to see six of ’em together, it’s even better.
If that ain’t enough, how about a good ol’ fashioned Hazzard-style hoedown with Merle Haggard in concert? Yes, Haggard in Hazzard. The concert is included with Saturday event admissions. There’s differenent options on how that works for seating and price, so we suggest you visit www.concertsinthesmokies.com to find the ticket deal you want.
Attention General Lee and other show car owners: Wanna bring your car? Visit the website above and click on the Fan Fest info, then scroll down to the contact info. Sounds like the special ticket offers are limited to the first 100 cars, so hit the gas on that one.
Disclaimer, ya’ll: The Smokey Mountain Fan Fest is produced by the Smokies Stadium, Tennessee Smokies Baseball, and First Class Productions LLC. In other words, you’ll need to visit the link above for tickets. While several Dukes of Hazzard cast members will be making appearences, none of ’em are running this particular gig.
Hope to see ya there!
HazzardNet Fan of the Month
We’re long overdue for nominating a Dukes of Hazzard Fan of the Month. Recently, we were introduced to a 43-year old gentleman from Florida who definitely qualifies for the title.
Harry, who’s in the center of the picture below with the Oak Ridge Boys, has been a Dukes of Hazzard fan “since day one” in his own words. ( That’s since day “01” in Dukes speak.)
Harry is a devoted husband, an avid fisherman, and a lifelong Dukes fan. His favorite episode of the Dukes is “One Armed Bandits”.
When we asked Harry what sort of career he’d choose in Hazzard County, he was quick to answer that he’d be a Hazzard County Deputy. This is especially fitting as ol’ Rosco himself, Jimmie Best, has already given him a badge and made him an honorary Hazzard County Deputy Sheriff. Ya see, Harry has been demonstrating his courage in the face of adversity since 2003.
Harry has cancer. He’s been through the mill with treatments, hospitalizations, and pain. Things are at the point where the doctors say there’s nothing more they can do.
Which means we’re gonna ask God to take over, and help Harry fight his battle with cancer.
We’re also going to do our part to cheer Harry on, by putting up a Forums topic where you can leave your well-wishes, encouragements, thoughts and prayers for him. Please join us here at HazzardNet as we rally behind this fellow Dukes fan.
Our thanks to Mr. Best for introducing us to Harry, our Fan of the Month. Click here to read and post messages of encouragement to Harry.
Rosco and Deputy Harry!
Harry with his friends, the Oak Ridge Boys
Harry’s limited edition 1997 GMC Sierra 1500 Extended Cab 4×4 Z71 Off Road at the Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio.
Harry’s quite the patriot! This is the American Flag Sun Protector on his truck.
Thirty Years of the Dukes!
Tonight, on the Dukes!
On January 26th, 1979, the Dukes of Hazzard premiered on CBS. Thirty years later, we’re still enjoyin’ watchin’ the folks of Hazzard County livin’ it up, crashin’ cars, jumpin’ creeks, smokin’ tires and just all around having a good time.
Yeeehaw!!
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